Cruising with bloggers on Carnival’s Fantasy

Some 400 men and women who blog their thoughts on the Internet are heading to sea this weekend, on a cruise on the Carnival Fantasy.

Imagine that: Choosing to join 400 other people with opinions and a desire to express them. Such an experience would be a nightmare for some folks. Not me. I am a dedicated blogger about travel, and I am excited to meet others who put their thoughts on the Internet

Host for this extravaganza is John Heald, a cruise director at Carnival who has built quite a following to his personal cruise blog. When Heald invited me to come on the 5-day cruise and join him for question and answer sessions aboard ship, I quickly said "yes."

And then there's the sunshine. I live in Ohio, and I learned a long time ago that a few days of warmth and sunshine in February is worth all the hassles of getting there. In this case, the departure port is New Orleans, reason enough to get on an airplane Saturday morning.

As the weekend unfolds toward Mexico and back, I will tell you more.

For more info on Carnival's blogger cruises.

CruiseCritic has set a forum for its bloggers on the Fantasy.

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One response to “Cruising with bloggers on Carnival’s Fantasy”

Linda Powell

February 14, 2009 at 11:48 am

David:
It was a pleasure to get to meet you and gain a small inside glance at the world of cruising from the media’s perspective.
We are David and Linda Powell; parents of DJ.
With his Autism, cruising has afforded us a unique opportunity to teach him many life lessons in dealing with his Autism in a controlled environment.
Carnival has done a remarkable job in assisting us with this. They have treated us as family. The care they have given him, since he reached the Club O2 level, has exceeded our expectations time and time again.
As with any teenager, this is a difficult time of fitting in with other teens. We can honestly say that on most cruises, the care was so wonderful that DJ got to be a “normal” kid for an entire week.
That is why we love Carnival.
Linda Powell

Linda Powell

February 14, 2009 at 11:48 am

David:
It was a pleasure to get to meet you and gain a small inside glance at the world of cruising from the media’s perspective.
We are David and Linda Powell; parents of DJ.
With his Autism, cruising has afforded us a unique opportunity to teach him many life lessons in dealing with his Autism in a controlled environment.
Carnival has done a remarkable job in assisting us with this. They have treated us as family. The care they have given him, since he reached the Club O2 level, has exceeded our expectations time and time again.
As with any teenager, this is a difficult time of fitting in with other teens. We can honestly say that on most cruises, the care was so wonderful that DJ got to be a “normal” kid for an entire week.
That is why we love Carnival.
Linda Powell

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